Late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance and phenotypic expression in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - 06/08/11
, Sergio Bongioanni, MD a, Amedeo Chiribiri, MD b, Stefano Leuzzi, MD c, Elisabetta Lardone, MD a, Paolo Di Donna, MD c, Alfredo Pizzuti, MD a, Stefania Luceri, MD a, Federico Cesarani, MD c, Barbara Mabritto, MD a, Giuseppe Biondi Zoccai, MD d, Rodolfo Bonamini, MD d, Fiorenzo Gaita, MD dRiassunto |
Background |
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) can identify areas of myocardial fibrosis in vivo in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The aim of this study was to examine the association between clinical-morphological variables, risk factor for sudden death, and LGE findings in a consecutive, unselected population of HCM patients.
Methods |
From January 2005 to August 2009, 124 HCM patients (53 ± 17 years, 86 men) were prospectively evaluated with CMR examination, assessing left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, function, and LGE.
Results |
In univariate analysis, patients were divided into tertiles according to the number of segments positive for LGE (first tertile, 0.3 ± 0.4; second tertile, 2.2 ± 0.4; third tertile, 5.2 ± 1.9 segments). Male gender (P = .05), maximum LV wall thickness (P = .002), nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (P = .001), ejection fraction <50% (P = .02), LV mass (P = .02), left atrium dilation (P = .04), perfusion defects (P ≤ .001), and telesystolic volume (P = .04) were all positively related with the number of segments of LGE. In multivariable analysis, male gender (P = .007), maximum LV wall thickness (P = .006), LV mass (P = .031), and perfusion alterations (P = .017) were independent predictors of LGE extent.
Conclusions |
Our study shows an independent association, even at multivariate analysis, between the entity of LGE and maximum LV wall thickness, mass, and perfusion defects in patients with HCM. Whether the presence and the extent of LGE translates into clinical events later on awaits further long-term follow-up studies.
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Vol 161 - N° 6
P. 1073-1077 - Giugno 2011 Ritorno al numero
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